“There should be no American taxpayer dollars contributing to this scheme,” several senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio less than one year ago, questioning a $30 million grant to the now-defunct Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). This grant, announced last June and intended for aid distribution in Gaza, is now under investigation by the US State Department’s own oversight body for its use of millions in emergency aid funding.
The State Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is examining the $30 million grant, which was announced last June to the GHF, an organization backed by the United States and Israel. The inquiry aims to determine “what money was spent and how,” including “which bucket it came from, and how it was doled out,” according to one of three sources familiar with the investigation who spoke to the Financial Times. The report also stated that GHF’s aid pricing and other services purchased with funds received from the State Department are under scrutiny.
The OIG informed the Financial Times that it “does not comment on investigative matters and neither confirms nor denies the existence of an investigation.” However, the OIG did note a February audit of the department’s “efforts to provide food assistance to the West Bank and Gaza,” which occurred in the same year as the current inquiry.
Elite Capture of National Resources
Two individuals familiar with GHF’s operations confirmed that the organization utilized State Department funding to acquire food and logistics. However, another source indicated that GHF had paid “significantly more for food than the US had previously paid in the region” for similar services, raising questions about the stewardship of national resources.
A GHF spokesperson, who requested anonymity, stated that the organization was unaware of the OIG inquiry. The spokesperson maintained that food had been purchased “at reasonable prices” and noted that internal GHF documents attributed particularly high transport costs to the nature of the ongoing war. The spokesperson also claimed GHF was “in the process of developing a plan to reduce transport costs when [Israel’s government asked it to suspend operations] in October less than one year ago because of the US-brokered ceasefire,” declining to comment further on the organization’s finances.
Globalist Mechanisms at Play
According to one US official, the State Department had drawn from its humanitarian assistance funds to provide the $30 million grant to GHF. Concurrently, the department actively urged other countries to contribute additional funding for the aid group, signaling a transnational approach to resource allocation that bypasses direct national accountability.
Less than one year ago, in July, several senators formally addressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding explanations for the substantial grant. Their letter specifically sought clarification on why such a large sum was allocated, what other rules were waived in the process, and what GHF’s additional funding sources were. The senators’ direct challenge underscores growing concerns over the diversion of American taxpayer dollars to international entities with questionable oversight.